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1971 Headlines |
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News
Many American ground forces withdrawn from Vietnam combat.
26th Amendment to US Constitution lowers voting age to 18.
President Nixon ends trade embargo against China.
Britain joins the European Common Market.
China joins the United Nations.
Two Apollo 14 astronauts walk on the moon.
Dr. Christiaan Barnard successfully transplants a heart and lung.
Microprocessor developed.
TV cigarette ads are banned.
Police crush the Attica prison riot.
Last issue of Look Magazine published.
New York Times publishes The Pentagon Papers.
NASA Mariner 9 orbits Mars.
CAT scanning introduced.
China joins the U.N.
44th National Spelling Bee Champion Jonathan Knisely Wins by Spelling
"Shalloon"
Sports
Super Bowl -- Baltimore Colts defeated Dallas Cowboys (16-13)
World Series -- Pittsburgh Pirates defeated Baltimore Orioles (4-3)
NBA Championship -- Milwaukee Bucks defeated Baltimore Bullets (4-0)
71st US Golf Open -- Lee Trevino shoots 280 to win; also wins British Open
Indy 500 -- Al Unser wins his second Indy 500 in a row
Tour de France -- Belgian Eddy Merckx wins his third Tour de France
Boxing -- Muhammad Ali cleared of draft dodging charges
Ping Pong -- U.S. and China begin ping-pong diplomacy
Hockey -- U.S.S.R. wins world hockey championship for 9th time
College Basketball -- UCLA wins 5th straight NCAA championship
Golf -- Vice President Spiro Agnew hits 3 spectators with 2 shots in Bob
Hope Classic
Baseball -- Hank Aaron hits 600th home run
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President |
Prices
in 1971 |
| Richard
M. Nixon |
Bread |
$0.25/loaf |
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Vice President |
Milk |
$1.32/gal |
| Spiro
T. Agnew |
Eggs |
$1.18/doz |
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Car |
$3,742 |
| Best
Picture |
Gas |
$0.36/gal |
| The
French Connection |
House |
$28,300 |
| Best
Actor |
Stamp |
$0.08/ea |
| Gene
Hackman |
Average
Income |
$11,583/year |
| (The
French Connection) |
Minimum Wage |
$1.60/hour |
| Best
Actress |
DOW Average |
890 |
| Jane
Fonda (Klute) |
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| Top
Songs of 1971 |
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Knock Three Times
by Dawn |
Maggie May
by Rod Stewart
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| Joy to the World
by Three Dog Night |
Family Affair
by Sly & the Family Stone |
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It's Too Late
by Carole King
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One Bad Apple
by Osmonds
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| Brand New Key
by Melanie
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How Can You Mend a Broken Heart
by Bee Gees |
| Indian
Reservation by The Raiders |
Theme
from Love Story by Henry Mancini |
| For
All We Know by the Carpenters |
Put
Your Hand in the Hand by Ocean |
| Gypsies, Tramps & Thieves
by Cher |
Go Away Little Girl
by Donny Osmond |
| If
by Bread |
Brown
Sugar by The Rolling Stones |
| Rainy
Days & Mondays by the Carpenters |
Take
Me Home, Country Roads by John Denver |
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| On
TV in 1971 |
| Marcus
Welby, M.D. |
The Flip Wilson Show |
The
Lucy Show |
Ironside |
| Gunsmoke |
Adam-12 |
Rowan
& Martin's
Laugh-In |
All
in the Family |
| The Ed Sullivan Show |
Hogan's Heroes |
Columbo |
The Carol Burnett Show |
| Hawaii Five-0 |
Mission: Impossible |
The Mary Tyler Moore Show |
Gunsmoke |
| The Beverly Hillbillies |
Bonanza |
Green Acres |
Complete
Listing |
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| Top
Books of 1971 |
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Deliverance
by James Dickey |
Slaughterhouse-Five
by Kurt Vonnegut |
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Portnoy's Complaint
by Philip Roth
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The Double Helix
by James D. Watson
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Fads of the 70s |
| Pet Rocks |
Leisure Suits |
Smiley
Buttons |
"Have
a Nice Day" |
| Platform
Shoes |
Earth Day |
Nehru
Jackets |
Sea
Monkeys |
| Mood Rings |
Bellbottoms |
Earth
Shoes |
Pssssst |
| Lava Lamps |
Pop Rocks |
Telephone
Booth Stuffing |
Flower
Power |
